L3-1/2×3-1/2×1/4 angle

Detailing dimensions and section properties from the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition. Values are shown to the nearest 1/16 in. as they appear on a shop drawing.

L3-1/2×3-1/2×1/4 has equal 3 1/2 in. legs, 1/4 in. thick.

It weighs 5.8 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.787 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 2 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1.41 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg3 1/2"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/4"
k (detailing)5/8"

Section properties

Weight5.8 lb/ft
Area (A)1.7 in²
Ix2 in⁴
Sx0.787 in³
Zx1.41 in³
rx1.09 in
Iy2 in⁴
Sy0.787 in³
Zy1.41 in³
ry1.09 in
J0.0386 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 5.8 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L4×3×1/45.8 lb/ft · Sx 0.988 in³L3×2×3/85.9 lb/ft · Sx 0.779 in³L2-1/2×2-1/2×3/85.9 lb/ft · Sx 0.558 in³L3×2-1/2×5/165.6 lb/ft · Sx 0.681 in³L3-1/2×2-1/2×5/166.1 lb/ft · Sx 0.925 in³L3×3×5/166.1 lb/ft · Sx 0.699 in³L3-1/2×3×1/45.4 lb/ft · Sx 0.773 in³L4×3-1/2×1/46.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.01 in³

Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in. per the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Verify critical dimensions against the current Manual before fabrication. Need L3-1/2×3-1/2×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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